Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$59.2M
-0.8% from 2023
Prescriptions
35K
$1,700.48 per claim
Patients
6,931
6,694 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$59.2M
$8,539.50 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $59.2M for Viberzi in 2024, for 34,802 prescriptions and refills to 6,931 patients (down 0.8% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $1,700.48.
California had the highest Medicare cost for Viberzi in 2024: $5.5M for 3,120 claims, followed by Texas ($4.5M).
Fred C Fowler, gastroenterology in Charlotte, NC, had the highest Medicare cost for Viberzi in 2024: 49 claims costing $96K.
Viberzi is made by AbbVie Inc. (ABBV), listed in the Medicare spending data as Allergan Inc..
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred C Fowler Charlotte, NC | Gastroenterology | 49 | Under 11 | $96K |
| James Aisenberg New York, NY | Gastroenterology | 56 | Under 11 | $93K |
| April E Bowers |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7,059 | 36,997 | 7,325 | $59.1M |
| 2023 | 6,839 | 35,415 | 7,016 | $59.7M |
| 2024 | 6,694 | 34,802 | 6,931 | $59.2M |
Amount reimbursed by state Medicaid programs, all states
More drugs: top Medicare drugs by cost and the Prescriptions tab.
Official US government data on Medicare prescription drug plans (Part D) and Medicaid drug use. Cost and spending are before the rebates drug makers pay. Prescribers with fewer than 11 claims of the drug are not published.
| Nurse Practitioner |
| 54 |
| Under 11 |
| $85K |
| Annette Y Kwon San Francisco, CA | Gastroenterology | 38 | Under 11 | $78K |
| Brian Wolfman Brick, NJ | Gastroenterology | 40 | Under 11 | $77K |
| Jill A Collier Toms River, NJ | Gastroenterology | 37 | Under 11 | $75K |
| Samuel B Hooks III Mobile, AL | Gastroenterology | 44 | Under 11 | $75K |
| Tracy R Elliott Waterloo, IA | Nurse Practitioner | 34 | 11 | $74K |
| David I Levey Boca Raton, FL | Internal Medicine | 48 | Under 11 | $72K |
| Gary F Ciambotti Hillsborough, NJ | Gastroenterology | 46 | Under 11 | $70K |
| Samuel Davidoff Forest Hills, NY | Gastroenterology | 46 | 11 | $70K |
| John P Kolnik Haddon Heights, NJ | Gastroenterology | 38 | Under 11 | $68K |
| Young W Kang Duluth, GA | Internal Medicine | 33 | Under 11 | $67K |
| Brent N Barranco Birmingham, AL | Gastroenterology | 52 | Under 11 | $66K |
| Joseph L Argenta Elkin, NC | Physician Assistant | 37 | Under 11 | $66K |
| James Torosis Redwood City, CA | Gastroenterology | 31 | Under 11 | $65K |
| John G Soriano Denville, NJ | Gastroenterology | 32 | Under 11 | $65K |
| Eduardo J Villa Chicago, IL | Gastroenterology | 38 | Under 11 | $64K |
| Andrea S Tieng Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Gastroenterology | 36 | Under 11 | $62K |
| Robert J Summerlee Bradenton, FL | Gastroenterology | 34 | Under 11 | $62K |
| William J Dailey Montgomery, AL | Internal Medicine | 34 | Under 11 | $60K |
| Ravindra Mallavarapu Waterloo, IA | Gastroenterology | 43 | Under 11 | $59K |
| Michael N Steinbook Columbus, GA | Gastroenterology | 40 | Under 11 | $58K |
| Mitchell I Weinstein West Islip, NY | Internal Medicine | 34 | Under 11 | $57K |
| Lianne K Cavell Delray Beach, FL | Gastroenterology | 23 | Under 11 | $56K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Allergan Inc. ABBV | 34,827 | $59.2M |